Approaching the Arts, History of Western Art II, Sculpture in St. Louis, Controversy in Art, Feminism in Art, Nineteenth-Century Art, American Art: Colonial to WWII, American Art: WWII to the Present, American Art Between the World Wars, Twentieth-Century Art, History of Photography, Research Methods

The Readymade and the Real Presence: Marcel Duchamp and the Blind Man,” Why Have There Been No Great Modern Religious Artists?, a symposium organized by the Association of Scholars of Christianity in the History of Art, the Museum of Biblical Art, New York, February 2011.
“Before, During, and Beyond the Brillo Box: The Impact of Pop on the 1964 Edition of Duchamp’s Readymades,” Further Thoughts on the Twisted Pair: Marcel Duchamp/Andy Warhol, The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, September 2010.
“Duchamp’s ‘Playthings’: Toys, Dolls, and Dada,” Association of Art Historians, Glasgow, UK, April 2010.

Honors and
Awards:

Mellon Faculty Development Grant, 2008

Research
Interests:

Marcel Duchamp

Narrative:

Dr. Bailey joined the faculty of Saint Louis University in 2007, and he holds degrees from Case Western Reserve University (M.A., 2000; Ph.D., 2004) and Rutgers University (B.A., 1996). His primary research area is the artist Marcel Duchamp, and he is co-author of the book Marcel Duchamp: The Art of Chess (Readymade Press; D.A.P.) with Francis M. Naumann and Woman Grandmaster Jennifer Shahade, which was reviewed in The New York Times, Frieze and New in Chess. He has curated numerous exhibitions, and he is currently at work on a study of the influence of Pop art on Duchamp’s conception of the readymade. Dr. Bailey teaches courses in modern, contemporary and American art history. Special topics classes taught or currently in development include Controversy in Art, Feminism in Art and the History of Photography.